Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Compared With Sodium Picosulphate for Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Bowel Preparation

Treatments: Drug: Sodium Picosulphate; Drug: Polyethylene Glycol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01093274

Gal001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients intended for ambulatory colonoscopy will be randomized into 2 groups

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ambulatory patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy
• Age 18-80

Exclusion criteria

• Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dl)
• Symptomatic congestive heart failure
• Recent myocardial infarction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Polyethylene glycol

Active Comparator group

Description:

Preparation with Polyethylene Glycol and bisacodyl

Treatment:

Drug: Polyethylene Glycol

Picolax

Experimental group

Description:

Preparation with Sodium Picosulphate and Bisacodyl.

Treatment:

Drug: Sodium Picosulphate